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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS - A staff attorney for the Ninth Judicial District is moving to the bench, as Benjamin Cross last week was selected for the vacant judge's position. Cross, 41, confirmed to The News on Thursday evening he received a phone call from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham informing him of his appointment to the position. He was one of four candidates recommended to the governor in late August by a committee of local and state representatives. A swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for...
Portales' Will Banister, a rising county music performer, sings the opening song in "Cry Macho," Clint Eastwood's latest movie in which Eastwood acted and directed. The movie debuted on Sept. 17, and since then, Banister's performance of the song, "Find a New Home," has received 29,000 views on two YouTube videos. In the meantime, Banister and his band got a trip to Carmel, Calif., to meet Eastwood and perform at Eastwood's Tehama Golf Club in the Big Sur hills near the...
FOOTBALL Prep summaries Friday Class 6A District 2/5 La Cueva 55, Clovis 13 La Cueva 0 33 7 15 — 55 Clovis 0 0 7 6 — 13 Scoring summary Second quarter LaC — Exodus Ayers 5 pass from Aiden Armenta (Dylan Chavez kick), 10:03 LaC — Ayers 28 pass from Armenta (kick failed), 7:20 LaC — Ayers 24 pass from Armenta (Chavez kick), 5:48 LaC — Ayers 54 pass from Armenta (Chavez kick), 3:58 LaC — Jackson Hix 66 pass from Armenta (pass failed), 2:08 Third quarter LaC — Brandon Cabaniss 17 run (Chavez kick), 8:46 C — Kash Roberts 41 r...
What: "Clothes Friends" By: Olga Beaman, a 1985 Clovis High graduate, has lived in Clovis off and on since 1978. Daughter A. Tasha Goins of Portales is the book's illustrator. What it's about: The children's book is told from the perspective of an outfit, also known as a Clothes Friend, on a trip to the farm. The farm's animals serve as the vehicle for a lesson on pride....
Beta Phi The Beta Phi chapter of ESA had its first meeting of the 2021-22 year Sept. 4 at Jalisco Mexican Restaurant with Jennette Bass hosting. During lunch the chapter had a guest speaker from Adopt Pets Society who gave a program. Two members, Collene Baldwin and Laura White, each received an award for bringing in new members from ESA International Convention. The chapter is also selling pecans for its Ways & Means project. Information: Baldwin, 575-762-5489....
Curry Resident Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-762-9405 All meals served with 2% milk and tossed salad w/dressing Monday: Beef tacos, Spanish rice, pinto beans, pudding Tuesday: Sloppy joe, potato wedges, mixed vegetables, fruit salad Wednesday: Chicken stir fry w/rice, spring rolls, mandarin oranges Thursday: Red chili beef enchiladas, pinto beans, green chili corn, chips and salsa, cherry crisp Friday: N/A Friendship Senior Center 901 W. 13th St. 575-769-7908 All Facebook Live events are on the City of...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “The Amish Secret Wish” by Laura V. Hilton. Waitress Hallie Brunstetter has a secret: she writes a popular column for her Amish paper under the pen name GHB. When Hallie receives a letter from a reader asking to become her pen pal, she rel...
Clovis schools Monday: Breakfast, mini pancakes, milk; Lunch, chicken smackers, au-gratin potatoes, sliced cucumbers, ranch dressing, fresh cantaloupe, homemade roll, fresh vegetables, milk Tuesday: Breakfast, breakfast pizza, milk; Lunch, corn dog, seasoned fries, fresh cauliflower & broccoli, ranch dressing, peach cup, fresh vegetables, milk Wednesday: Breakfast, orange muffin top, milk; Lunch, steak fingers, mashed potatoes, gravy, seasoned green beans, chilled fresh fruit, whole wheat roll, fresh vegetables, milk Thursday...
Information on growing pumpkins and gourds, weight loss and making custom designs with inks will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Curt Jaynes owns and operates GardenSource Nursery & Landscaping in Portales, and he’s going to talk about how to grow pumpkins and gourds and share some usage tips. He’ll also tell how to identify the various products. As a registered dietitian, Pat Baird says that people always...
I’ll take my ribeye medium rare please. That’s a statement that all of us have said a lot less these days. Early in the pandemic last year we saw the meat cases at our supermarkets go bare or close to it, especially in the beef section. Then when the supply finally started to rebound the price went through the roof. We suffered through it and ate less beef for awhile then we did what we used to do around these parts since settlers jumped off the wagon here. We all either rai...
While Texas, Colorado, Louisiana, Arizona, and Oklahoma have all been called home by Margaret Hinchee, the Clovis native has always felt connected to the people and land of eastern New Mexico. Hinchee's love of reading and connecting people with good literature are what inspires her. In the last 25 years she has been a local librarian in both school and public settings. For over a decade she has been acting as the director of the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Positivity, a...
Those pictures are traumatizing. That’s because they contain so much more than what’s in them, so much more than horse-mounted U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Rio Grande in Texas, running down and flogging would-be Haitian immigrants. No, those pictures contain George Floyd and forced removal from ancestral land, contain internment camps and the Pettus Bridge, contain every time the state, in its awful power, came down like a hammer on the head of the tired and poor yea...
Youth is often a time of awakening and engagement with social movements. From the civil rights movement of the 20th Century to climate change and racial equality movements of today, young people have been and continue to be at the forefront of progress. Now, with the COVID pandemic still among us and claiming lives, young Americans must step forward once again to help make the world a better, safer place by rolling up sleeves and getting a free, safe and effective vaccine. Currently, 46% of New Mexicans age 18-24 are fully...
When the New Mexico Legislature put additional money in the budget last year to wipe out the debts of the athletic programs at New Mexico State University and the University of New Mexico, it was hoped that the schools would no longer need to put our football teams up as cannon fodder in so-called “money games.” “I’m sick and tired of both universities having to take money games,” said then-Senate Finance Committee Chairman John Arthur Smith. “We’re not competitive, and we’re getting crushed. But they’ve got to play these...
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is indisputably good at one part of his job — always referring to the migrant surge at the border as a “challenge” and never a “crisis.” He visited Del Rio, Texas, this month and refused to use the offending word about more than 10,000 Haitian migrants huddled under a bridge, living amongst trash with insufficient food and water in sweltering heat. This, too, is merely a challenge. If euphemism and spin cons...
Bob Woodward’s latest book, “Peril,” alleges that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, telephoned his Chinese counterpart to assure him that if the president of the United States started a war with China, he, Mark Milley would give the Chinese a “heads up.” Based on a statement by Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Dave Butler, it appears that Woodward’s allegations are astonishingly correct. Butler’s only caveat was that Milley’s conversations t...
Social media is a minefield of adolescent anxieties, as any parent can attest. Numerous studies have suggested a connection between excessive use of online platforms (and the devices used to access them) and worrying trends in teenage mental health, including higher rates of depressive symptoms, reduced happiness and an increase in suicidal thoughts. Even in this grim context, Instagram, the wildly popular photo-sharing app owned by Facebook Inc., stands out. Its star-studded milieu — glossy, hedonistic, relentlessly s...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University is set to return to a tradition that, like many other traditions across the nation, got set aside last year by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Coming Back to Life” was chosen as the them for the college’s 87th homecoming, which includes a week of activities all leading up to the 6 p.m. Saturday non-conference football game against Lincoln University. The homecoming is the first to be held in person in two years. The college conducted 2020 homecoming activities virtually, along with the rest of...
PORTALES — Sharon Faulkner says she has a gutsy neighbor. His name is Meliton Viera. Police said Viera was stabbed three times on Sept. 18 as he attempted to stop a break-in at Faulkner’s home in the 100 block of South Avenue G in Portales. He is recovering at home now. And because of his heroics, Faulkner said the intruder was captured and her stolen iPad has been returned. Faulkner said she was sleeping peacefully in her bed with her cat Alamo when she heard a sound around 2 in the morning. She sat up and saw a light on...
CLOVIS — The Clovis City Commission, in a short meeting Thursday, approved $56,970 in lodger’s tax disbursements for September to nine events. A total of $68,000 was requested. Disbursements included $10,000 for the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce community profile, $4,000 for the Halloween HoWWWl softball tournament, $5,000 for the Lions Club Gun, Knife and Coin Show, $3,470 for the Clovis Community College Cultural Arts Series, $7,000 for Halloween on Main, $11,000 for the Christmas Lights Parade, $3,500 for the...
PORTALES — In a 20-minute special meeting, the Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education joined other school districts in an effort to delay new social studies curriculum for a year, with instructors and board members criticizing what they referred to as critical race theory. Board President Alan Garrett said the board’s effort came after he’d talked with a member of Artesia’s school board, and the goal is to have around 40 districts opposed to implementation of the standards. The News attended the meeting virtual...
Monday • Chat With the Managers — 9:30 a.m., Do Drop In, 123 S. Main St., Portales. Public discussion with Roosevelt County Manager Amber Hamilton and Portales City Manager Sarah E. Austin about various county and city topics of interest. Concerns, comments, and solutions are welcome. Information: 575-356-5307 or 575-356-6662, ext. 1024 • City of Clovis Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee — 4:30 p.m., Joe C. Thomas Archery & Winged Shooting Training Center, 726 CR 17, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 • Roosevelt...
Today • St. Helen Catholic Church Fiesta — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1600 S. Ave. O, Portales. Live entertainment, fun, games, food. Raffle drawing at 4 p.m. Information: 575-356-4241 Today through Saturday • Banned Book Week Monday through Saturday • ENMU Homecoming activities — ENMU, Portales. Complete calendar available at: https://www.enmu.edu/about/alumni/events/homecoming. Information: 575-562-2125 Monday • Chat With the Managers — 9:30 a.m., Do Drop In, 123 S. Main St., Portales. Public discussion with Roosevelt Cou...
The New Mexico Department of Health reported a milestone in vaccination on Wednesday, with the state passing the 70% mark for full COVID-19 vaccination among New Mexicans 18 and older. “Almost three-quarters of New Mexico adults have now completed their vaccination series,” DOH Deputy Secretary Laura Parajon said in a department release. “Thank you to every New Mexican for getting your shots and protecting your community.” As of Friday, the state has a 70.2% full vaccination rate among adults and 79;7% with at least one dos...
PORTALES — Police suspected a large supply of methamphetamine. But the material found in a Portales hotel on Sept. 17 turned out to be sodium chloride, or table salt. Portales police testing initially identified the substances found in multiple locations around the Super 8 Hotel as meth. But New Mexico State Police said precise testing at a police lab found the material to be the kind of salt one puts on French fries. It was an easy mistake to make, NMSP spokesperson Dusty Francisco said, because the method used to test the c...
